Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“GEAR”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other sports activities · Waregem · since 2010
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2012
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Abbreviation of CAR TRADING GEAR ONE · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brugge · since 2020
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Other retail sale of new goods · Hamont-Achel · since 2010
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Sports and recreation education · Zottegem · since 2025
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 2025
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Activiteiten van industriële designers · Ronse · since 2019
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Ukkel · since 2000
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Abbreviation of GESTION-ENTREPRISE-ARCHITECTURE · Real estate agency activities · Hamois · since 1986
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Abbreviation of GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES · Louisville · since 1994
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Abbreviation of GOLDEN EAGLE AVIATION · Verhuur en lease van luchtvaartuigen · Wijnegem · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of GEA INVEST · Activities of holding companies · Aubel · since 2012
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Schaarbeek · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2018
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Abbreviation of GENESA · Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Liège · since 2004
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Abbreviation of GOLDEN EAGLES ACADEMY · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of OCELLUS · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Lasne · since 2019
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Land surveying · Péruwelz · since 1987
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La Bruyère · since 1988
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Brugge · since 1994
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Kortrijk · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Brasschaat · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Kruisem · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · since 2021
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Enghien · since 2010
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of Bites & Bytes · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wichelen · since 2017
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Computer programming · Turnhout · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostkamp · since 2010
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Lommel · since 2011
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Groothandel in spellen en speelgoed · since 2025
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Real estate agency activities · Hasselt · since 2022
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Finishing of textiles · Heusden-Zolder · since 2025
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2013
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Name of an establishment · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Malle · since 2004
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Daverdisse · since 1988